Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 468 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of the State Administrator, the Deputy State Administrator, or a local election director; providing that in a polling place certain individuals have the authority to keep the peace and order the arrest of certain persons; requiring a local election director while serving in a polling place, to protect certain rights of challengers and watchers; etc.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Climate Mobilization Montgomery County | Position only |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Perrone, Erin | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Othman, Ronza | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kirschman, Mary Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kohn, Linda | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koul, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brocato, Deborah | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Perrone, Erin | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |